Commercial.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 624, 20 May 1876, Page 2

Commercial.

• Waikato Times Oppiob. ' Friday eroning. Mn Alfubd Buckland's Weekly Hepout Fodder : At the Hoymarkot on Saturday last fodder was abundant, and in fur inquiry at Into valuos; it brought f/om 2j to 43 6J iho owtj maize brought 4s 9d tbo bushel. Double-seated buggy and harness, £3G lOe. Horses : Stocks wore unusu&lly Dumerouj, and with a tendenoy to lowor values, although many wero withdrawn, a larger number thtn uaual wore sold. Prices for heavy draught stook ranged from £ 23 to £40 ; medium draught, £14 to £20; riding aDd light harness, from £11 upward*; ponies and inferior animalf, from 40i each. Hides und Skins were in limifcod supply, and without alteration in valuos. Catllo and Sheap : At Papakuvn.on Wednesday, ISO hoad of cattle wei c yarded ; a largo number quiot cowi adapted for tho dairy—^thia description of _6tock aro in good inquiry. Oalvos dull of sole, but two-year olds and upwards wore more Ba'cablo than a month since. Atllomuora, on Thursday, dairy catile of medium <p«lUy woro more numerous than usual, and at lower values. Store cattle ia less than average numbers -with a fair inquiry. Fat /cattlo numerous, and of good quality ; 180 penned ; last wook's va!uo sustained. SLaro shoep plentiful, and unsaleable Fat sheep in moderate numbers, w ith an irregular salo, but no improvement in prices. Pigs of good qualuy in largar than usual supyly, with aate&dy demand at improved value. Prices givon were : Dairy cows and hoifers, £6 to £10 j weaned calvoa, 17s Cd to 375 ; two-year olds, £3 to £4i i storo cows, £4> to £5 ; fat cattle^ 27s to 32a 6d the 1001b ; Lt sheep, 2*d to 3d pur Ib. Averages obtained wera : Mr Aloxancbr, 13 head, £6 13s ; J B Brown, 19 hend, £7 16a Gd ; John fisher, 38 hoad, £3 153 3d j 0 Tyldcn, 9 head, £7 17d Gd; Roger Kay, 36 bond, £9 4s 5 Howie, 11 head, £8 ; 0 J Storey, 11 hoad, £7 2s Cd ; W J Scott, 48 head, £9 14* Mi F Hicks, 100 wethora, IGs 4d ; D Halo," 40 wcthors, 18j ; J Gano, 03 owes, 16s GJ, 30 lambs, 13s ; J Allen, 300 wethers, 12s Cd caoh.